🚨 WOAH: Uber just launched kiosks at LaGuardia Airport. The disruption of taxis is nearly compete. No app. No phone. Walk up, pick a destination, tap to pay, get a paper receipt with your ride details. Powered by Adyen terminals. --- This is the bit most people will skip past in the partnership announcement. They shouldn't. Uber and Adyen have worked together for a decade across 70+ countries. The expanded deal adds local payment methods — Pix, Afterpay, WeChat Pay — and new acquiring markets in Japan, Mexico, Australia. But the kiosk is the story. --- Uber built its entire business on the assumption every rider has a smartphone with data and a stored payment method. The kiosk inverts that. International traveler lands without a local SIM — they can still get a ride. That only works because Adyen can process a card-present transaction at a physical terminal with the same infrastructure that handles Uber's online payments globally. This is why they always talk about their "single global platform" --- Hotels and cruise ports are next. Payments as physical distribution. Not just checkout.